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befalla

“befalla” is a Swedish word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. to order, to command

Etymology

From Old Swedish befælla, from Middle Low German bevelen, from Old Saxon bifelhan. Displaced native bjuda in this sense. Compare Norwegian befale, German befehlen, Old English befēolan.

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